LIFE OF BORIS
Жизнь Бориса @ maikoi.way @ kottatoo @ terezie111
Name: Boris Adamov Rumyanov Age: 25 Nationality: Russian
Who is Boris?
I've contacted Boris to help me with my last schoo topic was "fashion photography" - we had a set am make some graphic processes such as poster for a ne using our own visual material. Boris was the fi to my head - with his outlandish street style of a memory of "gopniks" a bit. He's a manual worker a after he finishes his work. He doesn't need much t kes smoking cigarettes, drinking some good beer o I've documented his daily life for a week. He showe to his apartment and introduced me to his girlfrie opened to me and we also had some pretty deep con tell me more informations about his style of livin
ol project in my third year. The mount of photos plus we had to an exhibition and fashion magaziirst and the last idea that came russian worker, expressing the and he likes to just hang around to be happy, as he told me. He lior spirits. ed me his working place, took me end. After a few days he finally nversations in which he tried to ng.
Who is Boris?
everyday starts the same boris puts his adidas shorts on and gives himself 15 minutes of working out.
WhAT IS GOPNIK?
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WhAT IS GOPNIK?
Boris‘s favorites
Boris also introduced me to his current gilfriend and we took some photos with them together. they seemed very sweet AS A COUPLE, however it was clear that they live in a strong patriarchy.
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WhAT IS GOPNIK?
boris likes to drink before he gets into work. He‘s keeping empty bottles in the apartment so he can return them and get some money for it.
Boris takes „his girl“ out sometimes. He puts on his best „glad rads“ which are black jeans and casual white shirt. She often wears fur coats. Even though they are going to the best pub in the town, they never forget to wear their trainers.
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WhAT IS GOPNIK?
boris allowed me to show this in my book. these photos were taken in his apartment during one of our meetings. “I may be a true gopnik but this is what usually goes hand in hand with that“, he said.
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